Category Archives: The Fine-tuning of the Universe

A Little Deeper Into the Cosmos

More on the Cosmological Argument for the Existence of God Why is there something rather than nothing? If anything exists, then an uncaused being exists.  How do we know this? Something does exist: the universe; and the universe either had … Continue reading

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The Heavens Declare the Glory

Several people who follow this blog have been complaining about the recent dearth of posts.  Mea culpa!  I repent! Here is a fascinating special case of the fine-tuning of the universe. There are 90 naturally-occurring elements in the periodic table … Continue reading

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Water: Designed for Life

In April I published links to a wonderful 7-part essay by John Millam, Ken Klos, and Iain D. Sommerville, entitled, Water: Designed for Life (Reasons to Believe 2013). I have to apologize to those who have tried to open Part 2, or … Continue reading

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The Infinite Complexity of Cells/Is Following Jesus a “Politic”?

Two essential reads from this morning’s mail: Excerpt — The Infinite Complexity of Cells Is Following Jesus a “Politic?”

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Fine-Tuning for High-Tech Civilization

Astronomer Hugh Ross of Reasons to Believe (reasons.org), of whom much is heard in these pages, has long emphasized that all of natural history prior to mankind was fine-tuned to prepare the cosmos not for mankind simply, but for mankind … Continue reading

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Are the Laws of the Universe “Inevitable”?

https://evolutionnews.org/2019/12/are-the-laws-of-the-universe-inevitable/    

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The fine-tuning just got finer

Here is a link to the latest from Reasons to Believe (reasons.org). Some scientists have maintained that the water habitable zone[1] is wide because even if a planet is farther from its star, more carbon dioxide can keep the planet … Continue reading

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The Shrinking Habitable Zone

Otis Graf is a member of Reasons to Believe’s Apologetics Community.  He recently posted a message which deserves to be known to everyone. I have written often about “the fine-tuning of the universe” (see joshualetter/blog, “The Existence of God – … Continue reading

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The Existence of God

(Previously published in serial form.) Click the title, then click here.

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More Exciting Findings Show Earth’s Uniqueness

The Search for Extraterrestrial Life continues.  You’ve all heard of the “habitable zone”  – the narrow range of distances from the host star at which a planet will have liquid water, an essential condition for life?  Well actually it would … Continue reading

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